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THE MODEL BIOGAS VDC BIOGAS MODEL THE – KUMROJ

Biogas iniƟ aƟ ve in Kumroj g]kfn ;/sf/sf] uf]a/ UofF;df k|j4{gfTds gLlt, h}ljs Kumroj: Bio-geographical aƩ ributes k[i7e"ld ljljwtf ;+/If0f s]Gb| / a"9L/fKtL pkef]Qmf ;ldltsf] Boundary: East: Kathar VDC; West: Bachhauli At present, en re households of the VDC benefi t ;lqmo kxn, cGo ;f´]bf/ ;+:yfx?sf] ;xof]u lrtjg /fli6«o lgs'~hsf] dWojtL{ If]qdf cjl:yt VDC; North: Khairahani VDC; South: Chitwan directly from the planta on and regenerated tyf :yfgLo jfl;Gbfx?sf] pT;fxk"0f{ ;xeflutfsf] Na onal Park s'd/f]h uf=lj=;=df yf?, b/fO{ nufot hfthfltsf ! kl/0ffd uf]j/ UofF; h8fg sfo{qmdn] lj=;+= @)^% 0 0 forest. With increasing popula on, the KBZCF is s ll LaƟ tude: 27.572 Longitude: 84.530 xhf/ & ;o %) w/3'/Ldf * xhf/ *@ hg;+Vof /x]sf] kl5 Ps cleofgsf] ?kdf ult lnof] . kl/0ffd, AlƟ tude: 298 m under pressure of fuel wood extrac on. In order 5 . o; If]qsf clwsf+z afl;Gbf hLljsf]kfh{gsf] to provide alterna ve means of cooking energy /fli6«o k|s[lt ;+/If0f sf]if tyf a"9L/fKtL pkef]Qmf Total Area: 21.22 sq. Km nflu s[lif tyf glhs}sf] jgdf lge{/ 5g\ . demand, biogas was introduced in Kumroj in 1990s. ;ldltsf] kxn / Thrigby Conserva on Fund Forest: 3.1 sq. Km Grassland: 3.66 sq. Km – UK, sf] cfly{s ;xof]udf s'd/f]h uf=lj=;=sf] Agriculture: 12.98 sq. Km Water bodies: 0.94 sq. Km In order to reduce pressure on forests, NTNC 3f]qm]nf ufpF -j8f g+ (_ klxnf] uf]j/ UofF; gd'gf lj=;+= @)@( df lrtjg /fli6«o lgs'~hsf] Others: 0.54 sq. Km has been promo ng local communi es to install ufpF aGg ;kmn eof] . o; ufpFsf] ;kmntfaf6 :yfkgf;+u} lgs'~h If]qdf jg k}bfjf/ ;+sngdf /f]s biogas plants in all its project areas. In ini al years pT;flxt a"9L/fKtL pkef]Qmf ;ldltn] 3/–3/df uf]j/ nufOof] . jg>f]tdf lge{/ s'd/f]haf;Ln] cfjZostf in Kumroj, few well-off families installed biogas. UofF; h8fg ug{] cleofg yfNof] . o; cleofgdf Background k"lt{sf nflu lgs'~h If]q aflx/ klg jgsf] It took almost a decade to convince majority of ljleGg ;+3÷;+:yfx?sf] ;xof]udf uf=la=;=sf cfjZostf dx;'; u/L lj=;+= @)#^ sf] cGTolt/ the people about the benefi ts of the biogas. With rf/ ufpFnfO{ uf]j/ UofF; gd'gf ufpFsf] Kumroj Village Development Commi ee (VDC) lies uf=lj=;=sf] blIf0fL efusf] vfnL jgIf]qdf j[If/f]k0f favorable government policy; ini a on from the ?kdf ljsf; ul/;lsPsf] 5 . t/fO{ e"–kl/lw in Dun Valley of Chitwan District in Buff er Zone u/L jg ljsf; ug]{ lg0f{o u/] . t/ v'Nnf rl/r/0faf6 NTNC and Budi Rap BZUC; ac ve support of sfo{qmdn] klg lj=;+= @)^( df w/dk'/ -j8f g+ conserva on partners; willingness of local users, of Chitwan Na onal Park (CNP). There are 1,750 k|efljt If]qnfO{ j[If/f]k0f u/L jgdf kl/0ft ug'{ Tolt $_ nfO{ gd'gf uf]j/ UofF; ufpF agfpg ;xof]u households in the VDC with 8,082 people of various the biogas installa on program took momentum as k'¥ofPsf] lyof] . ;xh lyPg . a campaign in Kumroj VDC only a er 2008. caste and ethnicity comprising of indigenous USAID Tharu and Darai communi es along with hill sf] ;xof]udf ;~rflnt xl/of] jg sfo{qmdn] /fli6«o k|s[lt ;+/If0f sf]if cGtu{t h}ljs ljljwtf From the ini a on of NTNC and Budi Rap Buff er /fli6«o k|s[lt ;+/If0f sf]if dfkm{t lj=;+= @)^(÷&) df migrants. Majority of the people are dependent on ;+/If0f s]Gb|sf] k |fljlws tyf hd{g g]kfn ;xof]u ;+3sf] Zone User’s Commi ee (BRBZUC) and with the h8fg ul/Psf % ;o & j6f uf]j/ UofF;n] s'd/f]hnfO{ subsistence agriculture and on forest resources to cfly{s ;xfotfdf w/dk'/sf] @@ x]S6/ gfª\uf] jgIf]qdf fi nancial support of Thrigby Conserva on Fund gd'gf uf]j/ UofF; uf=lj=;=sf] ?kdf 3f]if0ff ug{ fulfi ll their livelihood needs. - UK, Ghokrela village (Ward No 9) was the fi rst lj=;+= @)%) df j[If/f]k0f u/L ;+/If0f z'? ul/of] . dxTjk"0f{ e"ldsf v]n]sf] 5 . xfn;Dd sl/a *) model biogas village in Kumroj. Ghokrela biogas To;kl5 klg h}ljs ljljwtf ;+/If0f s]Gb|sf] ;xof]udf k|ltzt 3/w'/Ldf rkL{ ;lxtsf] uf]j/ UofF; h8fg A er establishment of the CNP in 1973, local village set an example to showcase a consolidated eO{;s]sf] 5 . ! xhf/ x]S6/ eGbf a9L If]qdf j[If/f]k0f ;DkGg impact of biogas to improve local livelihood and people’s access to the forest resources inside the eO;s]sf] 5 h'g If]q clxn] s'd/f]h dWojtL{ If]q reduce pressure on forest resources. Encouraged Park were curtailed. To fulfi ll household demand xfn o; If]qdf hl8t uf]j/ UofF;jf6 jflif{s # xhf/ ;fd'bflos jgsf] gfdn] kl/lrt 5 . from the benefi t of installing biogas in cluster, $ ;o #% 6g bfp/f sd vkt x'g'sf ;fy} xl/t of fuel wood, fodder and mber, people realized BRBZUC developed a strategy to replicate the u[x UofF; pT;h{gdf jflif{s !) xhf/ ! ;o ^* the need of forest area outside CNP to meet s'd/f]h uf=lj=;= df uf]j/ UofF;sf] kxn prac ce. With the fi nancial support from various 6g sdL cfPsf] 5, To;n] hg:jf:Yodf klg ;'wf/ their needs. Hence, in the late 1980s, people agencies, the BRBZUC already established four NofPsf] 5 . lbzf lk;fasf] nflu h+un hfg'gk/] ini ated a small-scale reforesta on program. s'd/f]h uf=lj=;=sf clwsf+z afl;Gbf j[If/f]k0f tyf model biogas villages. Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) kl5 jGohGt' ;+usf] åGådf sdL cfPsf] 5 . When the residents of Kumroj decided to set up k|fs[lts ?kdf k'gM hu]gf{ ul/Psf] jgaf6 k|ToIf supported BRBZUC to make Dharampur (Ward No afFsL 3/w'/Ldf cfufld jif{df uf]j/ UofF; h8fg 4) as biogas model village in 2013. The support their own forest, it was a tough choice to convert nfeflGjt 5g\ . hg;+Vof j[l4n] ;fd'bflos jgdf dfu ug]{ k|of; eO/x]sf] 5 . clt ljkGg ju{df w"jFf/lxt from USAID funded Hariyo Ban Program through ca le grazing land into forest. However, with a9\g yfn]kl5 jgIf]qdf k/]sf] rfknfO{ Go"gLs/0f ub}{ ;'wfl/Psf] r'Nxf] h8fg ug{] k|lqmof a"9L/fKtL NTNC in 2013 supported 450 biogas plants. This has j}slNks pmhf{sf] k|of]unfO{ k|f]T;fxg ug{] p2]Zon] technical assistance of Na onal Trust for Nature been vital step to declare Kumroj as a biogas VDC. pkef]Qmf ;ldltn] cufl8 a9fO/x{ ]sf] 5 . o;;+u} cGo Conserva on’s Biodiversity Conserva on Center uf]j/ UofF; k|ljlw cjnDjg ug]{ cleofg z'? ul/Psf] cfocfh{gsf sfo{qmdx? ;+rfng u/L hLjg:t/df (NTNC-BCC) and fi nancial support of German xf] . /fli6«o k|s[lt ;+/If0f sf]ifn] cfkm\gf] kl/of]hgf If]qsf About 80 % of households of the VDC have installed ;'wf/ Nofpg] of]hgf 5 . Nepal Help Associa on, the fi rst community forest ;d'bfonfO{ uf]j/ UofF; h8fgsf] nflu k|f]T;fxg biogas plants with a ached toilets. Another 5 – 10 % planta on was carried out in 22 ha at Dharampur ub}{ cfO/x]sf] 5 . o;} l;nl;nfdf lj=;+= @)%) sf] of the households having poten al to install biogas in 1993. Over the years, NTNC-BCC has assisted in bzsdf s'd/f]h uf=lj=;=df uf]j/ UofF; h8fgsf] sfo{ will be supported in coming years. Installa on of improved cooking stoves targe ng poorest of poor reforesta on of Kumroj Buff er Zone Community z'?jft ul/of] . klxnf] r/0fdf cfly{s ?kdf ;DkGg households is also in process. Along with biogas, Forest (KBZCF) through planta on and natural 3/w'/Ldf dfq h8fg ul/Psf] uf]j/ UofF; ;d'bfosf other income genera ng ac vi es are planned for

regenera on of over 1,000 ha. w]/}sf] kx'Frdf k'Ug Ps bzssf] ;do nfUof] . upli ing the economic status of local people.